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William Karlsson has been acquired by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Columbus got Karlsson as part of the James Wisniweski trade. He has two goals and three points in 18 games with Anaheim in 2014-15. He also has seven goals and 21 points in 34 AHL contests. Mar 2 - 3:45 PM

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Ryan Johansen scored a goal and an assist in Columbus' 5-3 loss to Pittsburgh.

Johansen picked up the primary assist on James Wisniewski's first period goal. The 22-year-old added a shorthanded goal early in the third period to cut the Pens lead to 5-2. The goal was Johansen's first since February 17th (six games). He has 22 goals and 55 points in 62 games this season.

Dubinsky suffered the injury on Thursday but practiced some on Friday before leaving the ice. "The doctors examined him in the first period," coach Todd Richards said. "There was some neck and shoulder soreness. After the evaluation, just as a precaution, we kept him out of the game. He came in the next morning and felt great. He went out on the ice and started developing symptoms. We got him off right away, and he was re-examined by our doctors. It was ruled a concussion." With only six weeks left in the season, it could be time to cut bait with Dubinsky in one-year pools.

The Jackets found themselves down 3-1 in the third period, but they were able to tie the game on goals from Jared Boll and Cam Atkinson. Anisimov's goal was his first since October 11th when he scored against the Rangers. The 26-year-old has had a rough season in 2014-15. His production has been low and he's missed two long stretches with a concussion and an injury to his triceps. Anisimov has totalled three goals and 10 points in 23 games this season.

It wouldn't be shocking to see Mark Letestu traded before the deadline.

Although the Blue Jackets have expressed an interest in re-signing Letestu before he becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer, there hasn't been much progress made towards that goal. "We've had talks that, basically, we should have talks," agent Allain Roy said. "That's pretty much all we've had -- just an agreement that we should talk. There's pretty much been nothing there. I'm trying to figure out what the team is going to do. I don't suspect they're going to make the playoffs at this point. So are they going to start moving guys? I'm kind of waiting to see, to be honest with you." Letestu has five goals and seven points in 21 games this season. He missed a good chunk of the campaign due to an abdominal injury, but he returned on Jan. 6.

Jenner suffered a stress fracture in his back in mid-December and it was thought he would miss a month or two, but we are now past the two month mark and he is just starting to skate. GM Jarmo Kekalainen thinks he will play again this season, but if you own him in a yearly pool, it may be time to get rid of him.

It's been revealed that Jeremy Morin was dealing with an accelerated heart rate during Tuesday's game and was hospitalized as a result.

Columbus initially reported that he was out indefinitely due to an upper-body injury. "His resting heart rate wasn't going down," Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said. "It's nothing serious. I'm not sure he's if he's going to need further tests or not, but everything was fine. His heart rate calmed while he was being tested at the hospital." Kekalainen thinks Morin will be allowed to leave the hospital before the end of the day.

Cam Atkinson has agreed to a three-year, $10.5 million contract extension.

Atkinson has 13 goals and 25 points in 58 games in 2014-15. That's a substantial jump from his previous average annual salary of $1.15 million, but that's not surprising given that the 25-year-old has established himself as an important part of the Blue Jackets. He would have been eligible to become a restricted free agent this summer.

Alexander Wennberg played alongside Ryan Johansen and Scott Hartnell on the top line Saturday.

The offensively talented rookie was held off the scoresheet after picking up three helpers in his previous two games, but did manage five shots on goal. He has only two goals and nine points in 47 games with a minus-27 rating but do not forget about him next year as he is ever-improving.

The fourth liner is known more for his penalty minute totals so the goal has to be a pleasant surprise for his fantasy owners. The 28-year-old had seven goals four seasons ago but has not even come close to that since. He has 70 penalty minutes this season in 51 games so he has some value in traditional pools.

He didn't score - no one on his new team did - but David Clarkson showed solid peripheral potential in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 2-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.

Clarkson had two PIM, two SOG and four hits in 16:13 TOI. He started the game on the top line with Ryan Johansen and Nick Foligno but was on the third unit by the end of the contest, alongside Alex Wennberg and Scott Hartnell as Cam Atkinson switched spots with Clarkson.

Marko Dano scored a goal and an assist in Sunday's 4-3 shootout loss to the New York Rangers.

Dano got the Jackets on the board when they were trailing 3-0 in the second period and he picked up an assist on Artem Anisimov's goal that cut the deficit to 3-2. The Blue Jackets eventually forced overtime but they couldn't get the job done in the shootout. Dano, 20, was Columbus' first round pick (27th overall) in 2013. He has two goals and five points in 12 games.

Johnson got his start in the NHL with Los Angeles, but he was dealt to Columbus back in 2012 as part of the Jeff Carter trade. Since then Johnson has recorded two goals and five points in eight games against the Kings.

Fedor Tyutin's two assists powered the Blue Jackets past the Penguins on Thursday night in a 2-1 showdown.

The 31-year-old defenseman has just 10 points this season, and three of them have come in the past three games. Scott Hartnell and Brandon Dubinsky scored the team's goals while Evgeni Malkin scored for the Pens.

He was injured on Friday and is expected to miss four-to-six weeks due to a high ankle sprain. Murray has been limited to to just seven games this season because of injuries and he sat out 44 of them with a knee injury.

David Savard notched two assists in the Blue Jackets' 5-2 loss to Montreal on Thursday night.

The young blueliner is slowly but surely finding his scoring touch in the NHL, as he now has 24 points in 60 games. The 6'2, 219 pounder had 77 points in 64 games in his final year with the Moncton Wildcats in the QMJHL, so he's got the potential to keep building his production.

Cody Goloubef will play in his second straight game for the Blue Jackets Monday night versus the Kings.

Goloubef has only skated in eight games for the Blue Jackets this season picking up three assists but will see some more ice time with all the injuries to teammates. He will pair up with Jordan Leopold as the Jackets third pairing and may have some fantasy value if he finds himself quarterbacking one of the power-play units.

Sergei Bobrovsky will get the start against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night, his first since Jan. 21st.

Through an injury-riddled season, Bobrovsky has managed to post a 16-15-2 record with a 2.85 GAA and a .913 save percentage through 33 games. He also has 16 Quality Starts against just three Really Bad Starts. In six career starts versus the Caps as a Blue Jacket, he owns a 3-2-1 record with 18 goals against.

The 31-year-old backup has started six of his team's last seven games because of the injury to Sergei Bobrovsky. The Blue Jackets opened the scoring in the game but the Penguins beat McElhinney five straight times to take a commanding lead. McElhinney has now dropped three straight games and his overall record drops to 10-13-2 on the season. He has a 2.77 goals-against-average and a .914 save percentage.